Globalization, culture and social capital : library professionals on the move / editor, Stephen O'Connor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Connor, Stephen.

Series:

Library Management ; 28, no. 4/5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Library science--Sociological aspects.

Library science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bradford : Emerald Group Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Some library directors and other leading professionals in the field of library and information were asked to write about the experiences of taking on a job in another country than their native country. The papers are not academic in a narrow sense of the word, but they form a very coherent and reflective approach to national differences and it is evident that the authors have spent time to reflect on the consequences and effects of a job in another country - and in some cases on another continent. The results are presented in this issue of Library Management. It makes a very interesting read

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Globalisation, culture and social capital: library professionals on the move; Moving on: transferability of library managers to new environments; Working across cultures; Managing libraries overseas: some challenges and opportunities; Managing across cultures: the experiences of three Hong Kong academic library directors; A Scottish enlightenment; The expatriate library director; Transplanting a Director of Libraries: the pitfalls and the pleasures; Consulting across cultures: librarians and project management in Vietnam

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-92897-2

9786610928972

1-84663-441-5

OCLC:

182801549